Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.30M), followed by St. Clair County (81.19K), and Will County (79.46K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Cook County 1296161
2 St. Clair County 81185
3 Will County 79458
4 Lake County 52154
5 DuPage County 46922
6 Winnebago County 37121
7 Peoria County 34235
8 Kane County 31517
9 Champaign County 26555
10 Sangamon County 24556
11 Madison County 21793
12 Macon County 18642
13 Kankakee County 17360
14 Rock Island County 14704
15 McLean County 13405
16 Vermilion County 10903
17 Jackson County 8720
18 Kendall County 7538
19 DeKalb County 7252
20 Stephenson County 4476
21 Knox County 4227
22 McHenry County 4081
23 Randolph County 3434
24 Jefferson County 3409
25 Williamson County 2923
26 LaSalle County 2837
27 Alexander County 2510
28 Adams County 2431
29 Logan County 2342
30 Morgan County 2248
31 Coles County 2001
32 Pulaski County 1916
33 Lee County 1860
34 Perry County 1848
35 McDonough County 1706
36 Lawrence County 1689
37 Livingston County 1619
38 Tazewell County 1606
39 Marion County 1496
40 Fulton County 1421
41 Clinton County 1397
42 Boone County 1356
43 Brown County 1311
44 Johnson County 1202
45 Fayette County 1086
46 Bond County 1084
47 Saline County 982
48 Whiteside County 941
49 Crawford County 934
50 Henry County 856
51 Massac County 852
52 Montgomery County 831
53 Grundy County 721
54 Cass County 576
55 Ogle County 535
56 Christian County 518
57 Warren County 435
58 Macoupin County 411
59 Pope County 298
60 Pike County 282
61 Iroquois County 271
62 Bureau County 270
63 Schuyler County 252
64 Woodford County 228
65 Union County 182
66 Carroll County 161
67 Franklin County 160
68 Greene County 145
69 Jersey County 132
70 Effingham County 131
71 De Witt County 123
72 Menard County 121
73 Washington County 114
74 Monroe County 111
75 Ford County 110
76 Jo Daviess County 109
77 Douglas County 106
78 Edgar County 86
79 Richland County 85
80 White County 84
81 Wabash County 83
82 Clark County 76
82 Piatt County 76
83 Mercer County 71
84 Marshall County 69
85 Shelby County 65
85 Wayne County 65
86 Hancock County 64
87 Moultrie County 61
88 Mason County 58
89 Clay County 55
90 Cumberland County 54
91 Putnam County 45
92 Edwards County 40
93 Stark County 35
94 Hamilton County 34
95 Gallatin County 27
95 Henderson County 27
96 Hardin County 17
96 Jasper County 17
97 Calhoun County 14
98 Scott County 12